WATCH: Retail employee fired for telling teen to remove his Make America Great Again baseball cap

A teenager wearing a cap like this one was harassed for his choice in gear at a Kansas mall. (George Frey / Getty Images)

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A Kansas retail worker lost his job Saturday after taking exception to a teenage customer’s Make America Great Again cap. The Oak Park Mall run-in was caught on video, which shows an angry mom protesting to a store manager after her 14-year-old boy was told by a Vans off the Wall store employee to remove his inflammatory political attire.

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“What did you say to him?” the protective mom is seen asking a bearded retail worker, who — while himself wearing a hat — allegedly had asked the woman’s son to remove his MAGA cap.

“F--k you,” the retail worker answered. That’s when the angry mom demanded to see the store manager.

“Okay, where is your manager?” the mom asked.

After being escorted across the store by the employee who made the rude comment, the 14-year-old’s mom stated her case.

“I tried to have a very respectful, very respectful conversation with him, and it was disgusting how it was handled,” she said, insisting her child “did nothing to him.”

The store manager heard the woman out, suggested she “go about your business” and said he’d talk to his staffer. That wasn’t satisfactory to the offended mom, who requested contact information for the store’s corporate office.

According to Kansascity.com, the unnamed employee no longer works for the store. A Vans spokeswoman provided a statement saying shoppers in their stores are invited to express themselves.

“Our primary focus is to provide the best customer service experience. The actions and comments from one employee in our Oak Park location are in contrast with our company’s values and belief in personal expression,” the statement said.

MAGA caps were ubiquitous among Trump supporters during the President’s 2016 rallies and continue to be worn by his supporters who find the visors patriotic. Critics liken the headgear to symbols of hate like Ku Klux Klan hoods.